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back then, the u.s. was in the catbird seat, poised to lead the world down this astonishing new superhighway of information and innovation. now many other countries offer their citizens faster and cheaper access than we do. the faster high-speed access comes through fiber optic lines that transmit data in bursts of laser light, but many of us are still hooked up to broadband connections that squeeze digital information through copper wire. we're stuck with this old-fashioned technology because, as susan crawford explains, our government has allowed a few giant conglomerates to rig the rules, raise prices, and stifle competition. just like standard oil in the first gilded age a century ago. in those days, it was muckrakers like ida tarbell and lincoln steffens rattling the cages and calling for fair play. today it's independent thinkers like susan crawford. the big telecom industry wishes she would go away, but she's got a lot of people on her side. in fact, if you go to the white house citizen's petition
back then, the u.s. was in the catbird seat, poised to lead the world down this astonishing new superhighway of information and innovation. now many other countries offer their citizens faster and cheaper access than we do. the faster high-speed access comes through fiber optic lines that transmit data in bursts of laser light, but many of us are still hooked up to broadband connections that squeeze digital information through copper wire. we're stuck with this old-fashioned technology because,...
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new york's affable cardinal dolan is being mentioned though many believe a superpower pope from the u.s. is unlikely and he dismissed the idea. >> what are the odds of a north american and you were asked, what about you? >> is this abc evening news or comedy central? >> reporter: it will be a momentous and mysterious process set in motion today but the quiet historic words of the servant of the servant of god, as they say, a man who simply decided it was time. >> our thanks to terry moran. >>> coming up next, she's only just cracked her 20s but has her second oscar nod. jennifer lawrence on fame, parties and that slippery ladder of hollywood stardom. [ male announcer ] at his current pace, bob will retire when he's 153, which would be fine if bob were a vampire. but he's not. ♪ he's an architect with two kids and a mortgage. luckily, he found someone who gave him a fresh perspective on his portfolio. and with some planning and effort, hopefully bob can retire at a more appropriate age. it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. [ coughs ] [ baby crying ] ♪
new york's affable cardinal dolan is being mentioned though many believe a superpower pope from the u.s. is unlikely and he dismissed the idea. >> what are the odds of a north american and you were asked, what about you? >> is this abc evening news or comedy central? >> reporter: it will be a momentous and mysterious process set in motion today but the quiet historic words of the servant of the servant of god, as they say, a man who simply decided it was time. >> our...
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movies glorify war get lots of freebies from said military as long as the message of the film is pro u.s. forces but now movies are taking it a step further check out this trailer for act of valor starring real life navy seals oh so seriously and if you slip into our country. for your men for the good for you would you would imagine. so so. close so. close to the seller yeah man are you pump to join the military yet throw some girl names and launch a mini surveillance drone from a landing craft folks look i know times are really tough and in some towns are extremely few options when it comes to careers but there are always other options don't let yourself become a pawn of the global chess game and military empire that throws you under the bus for nothing more than profit and control. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so. you think you understand it. something else here sees some other part of it and realize that everything you thought. i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. is trash to get rid of. but it's also a treasure. it's worth fighting for. and the trap was no wa
movies glorify war get lots of freebies from said military as long as the message of the film is pro u.s. forces but now movies are taking it a step further check out this trailer for act of valor starring real life navy seals oh so seriously and if you slip into our country. for your men for the good for you would you would imagine. so so. close so. close to the seller yeah man are you pump to join the military yet throw some girl names and launch a mini surveillance drone from a landing craft...
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if you look at the u.s. economy you see an economy growing three and half years ago but the problem is it never hit its stride. it grew but it grew at 3.5%. we never made up the g.d.p. gap. so you have seen this chart in the recent c.b. o. but it is different because the c.b.o. has the line turning up and catching up to the red line. i don't. that's because i'm not all that optimistic that we're going to see growth of an excess of 4% as c.b.o. has forecasted. without that, you don't close the gap. that is the problem with the u.s. economy. we have grown, we're doing better than we were four years ago. we're above -- the blue line is above where it was four years ago but it is not back to where it was. we're not doing noig get it back to where it was. if you look at the last three or four recoveries the charts had v-shaped. as a result we put people back to work quickly. this one is the prior to but more so. it kind of meandered along. we kind of went along at 3 and at 2.3. that is the problem. until we find
if you look at the u.s. economy you see an economy growing three and half years ago but the problem is it never hit its stride. it grew but it grew at 3.5%. we never made up the g.d.p. gap. so you have seen this chart in the recent c.b. o. but it is different because the c.b.o. has the line turning up and catching up to the red line. i don't. that's because i'm not all that optimistic that we're going to see growth of an excess of 4% as c.b.o. has forecasted. without that, you don't close the...
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if the u.s. is looking at its own set of unilateral sanctions, those will inevitably target chinese companies. they're more economically engaged than they have been in the past. >> it will be interesting to see the outcome. thank you for your perspective what do you make of the fact nobody has heard from this guy in days now? >> well, it could mean either one of two things. he may have gone up into that snowy mountain, and that's where san bernardino is in charge of the search. and that search has continued through bad weather and approved weather. did he go up there and freeze to death and die? did he find his way to shelter and hide out? we won't know that until that search is completed, and they seem to be going forward with it. the flip side of that is, that he found a way out. either a compatriot or a vehicle. and he has gotten down the hill and probably did so immediately if that's is the case, and is back out stalking, as the chief indicated he's worried. >> it's not clear how much he was
if the u.s. is looking at its own set of unilateral sanctions, those will inevitably target chinese companies. they're more economically engaged than they have been in the past. >> it will be interesting to see the outcome. thank you for your perspective what do you make of the fact nobody has heard from this guy in days now? >> well, it could mean either one of two things. he may have gone up into that snowy mountain, and that's where san bernardino is in charge of the search. and...
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they hit 8,000 neighborhoods in the u.s. in all 50 states and announced a new financing, a peer of ours, and david has taken a board seat with the company and everything we're seeing is accelerating. we believe the local community where your neighbors are talking to each other is a specific social opportunity from facebook. >> uber, for those that don't know, it's a car service. >> it's an unbelievably magical service. a smartphone in a consumer's hand and smartphone in a driver's hand and algorithm that helps route all those things. when it hits scale, it hit scale in san francisco, pickup time is less than two minutes and changes behavior in the market. >> the time frame for taking those types of companyies publi is what, if not specific or exact, what's your train of thought? >> in the 1990s, it could be as low as three years and got extended to 10 or 11 as we went through the dry summer of the 2000s. i think today because of the way viral is playing on the internet you're seeing companies hit revenue growth rates much hi
they hit 8,000 neighborhoods in the u.s. in all 50 states and announced a new financing, a peer of ours, and david has taken a board seat with the company and everything we're seeing is accelerating. we believe the local community where your neighbors are talking to each other is a specific social opportunity from facebook. >> uber, for those that don't know, it's a car service. >> it's an unbelievably magical service. a smartphone in a consumer's hand and smartphone in a driver's...
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pyongyang had been threatening to conduct the underground test for weeks saying the u.s. was its prime target. >> and for the latest on this, we turn now to abc's akiko fujita. she's live in tokyo for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rob. pyongyang conducted two nuclear tests before, but this is the first test under new leader kim jung-un. pyongyang state media says they used a miniature device. if true, it would mean that north korea is a step closer to its stated goal of creating a nuclear warhead small enough to be mounted on top of a long-range missile capable of reaching the u.s. south korea's defense ministry says the bomb detonated by north korea yielded an explosion that was 6 to 7 kilotons. that's a significant improvement over previous tests in 2006 and 2009. for some perspective, that's about 2/3 the size of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. news of this test immediately sent u.s. and south korea forces in the region on high alert. here in japan, the prime minister convened an emergency security meeting. the key question, how big was the b
pyongyang had been threatening to conduct the underground test for weeks saying the u.s. was its prime target. >> and for the latest on this, we turn now to abc's akiko fujita. she's live in tokyo for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rob. pyongyang conducted two nuclear tests before, but this is the first test under new leader kim jung-un. pyongyang state media says they used a miniature device. if true, it would mean that north korea is a step closer to its...
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and u.s. small business owners' confidence increasing just slightly last month but remaining near record low levels. the national federation of independent businesses reporting its index rose to 88.9. the survey says uncertainty about the economy has kept small business owners from hiring and expanding. it's the old u word. david: by the way, it has been a wild day for buffalo wild wings on expectations of their earnings. we don't have to expect 234eu78, we've got the earnings. adam shapiro, what are the numbers? >> reporter: that's right. the adjusted earnings per share came in at 89 cents, the convenient was expecting 96 cents. revenue, however, is a big beat, the stteet was expecting 294.4% million. the stock is trading down after hours. here is something that might be driving all of this. same-store sales increased just 5.8% at company-owned restaurants. the ceo actually making a statement about all of this talking about the difficulty in some of the comparisons that people will be reading
and u.s. small business owners' confidence increasing just slightly last month but remaining near record low levels. the national federation of independent businesses reporting its index rose to 88.9. the survey says uncertainty about the economy has kept small business owners from hiring and expanding. it's the old u word. david: by the way, it has been a wild day for buffalo wild wings on expectations of their earnings. we don't have to expect 234eu78, we've got the earnings. adam shapiro,...
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general john allen handing over command of u.s. and international troops in afghanistan to a new commander, to general joseph dunford. this is the 14th time that command has transferred in the afghanistan war, because that war has been going on for that long. general john allen is out as commander. he is handing over the leadership. if all goes as planned, general dunford is going to be the last person to have this job. he will be the 15th of 15 u.s. commanding generals for this war in afghanistan. as such, a substantial portion of what he'll be responsible for as commander will be leaving, the huge logistical feat of getting us after fighting there for 12 years. is that going to be a focal point of tomorrow's state of the union address? we do not know. we are now in the managing expectations and strategic leaking and even strategic disinformation part of the process. we're told, for example, to expect a message of economic populism in tomorrow night's speech, picking up themes offered in the president's inaugural address just thre
general john allen handing over command of u.s. and international troops in afghanistan to a new commander, to general joseph dunford. this is the 14th time that command has transferred in the afghanistan war, because that war has been going on for that long. general john allen is out as commander. he is handing over the leadership. if all goes as planned, general dunford is going to be the last person to have this job. he will be the 15th of 15 u.s. commanding generals for this war in...
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. >> anderson, a new blizzard is hitting the u.s. up to 15 inches of snow fell across parts of seven upper midwest states. minnesota and the dakotas are taking the biggest punch. meanwhile, residents in the northeast continue to dig out from this weekend's massive blizzard. up to 40 inches of snow fell in hamden, connecticut. about stwoo feet of snow is on the ground in boston and new york. >>> about 20 survivors of gun violence including gabby giffords and her husband, are expected to be in the audience for tomorrow night's state of the union address by president obama. each survivor will be a guest of a member of congress. giffords survived a shooting in tucson two years ago. president obama is expected to talk about his bush for gun legislation, as well as jobs, the economy and more tomorrow night. >>> former staff sergeant clint romesha will also be a guest at the state of the union address. romesha was awarded the medal of honor for courageous actions during a nearly 13-hour firefight in afghanistan that left eight americans dea
. >> anderson, a new blizzard is hitting the u.s. up to 15 inches of snow fell across parts of seven upper midwest states. minnesota and the dakotas are taking the biggest punch. meanwhile, residents in the northeast continue to dig out from this weekend's massive blizzard. up to 40 inches of snow fell in hamden, connecticut. about stwoo feet of snow is on the ground in boston and new york. >>> about 20 survivors of gun violence including gabby giffords and her husband, are...
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the u.s. department of justice came in to reform the entire police department. >> lapd's relationship with the black community could only be described as a state of war. >> this woman sued the lapd representing hundreds of minority officers and helped change the department. today, minorities make up more than half of lapd's force and it has a new mindset. >> what do you think of the chief reopening the investigation? >> i think it was a tough decision made for the exact right reasons. the openly racist culture of lapd of 30 years ago is gone. >> rice is now the police chief's trusted adviser. she says dorner's beef with the lapd may well be real. but he remains a suspected killer. >> let's not merge the path with cadets. and let's separate out the possibility that mr. dorner has raised legitimate issues from the complete illegitimacy and obscenity of what he's done. >> the police chief says the reopening of the dorner firing investigation isn't to appease the fugitive but a way to continue to
the u.s. department of justice came in to reform the entire police department. >> lapd's relationship with the black community could only be described as a state of war. >> this woman sued the lapd representing hundreds of minority officers and helped change the department. today, minorities make up more than half of lapd's force and it has a new mindset. >> what do you think of the chief reopening the investigation? >> i think it was a tough decision made for the exact...
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beyond the contemplation of anybody who grew up when i grew up sort of secure in the knowledge that the u.s. is going to have to import energy forever, and that may not necessarily be the case. so those are all tailwinds. the big problem is getting the country to receive that bounty and to plan for it and to structure itself in the right way. if you take energy, for example, we really have implemented an energy policy that will be able to take advantage of some of those blessings that have come our way. >> what do you make of the stock market, the fact that here we are at the fresh highs, literally made today that were less than 1% from all-time highs on the dow jones industrial average, despite the fact that there is a lot of noise out there. >> there always is a lot of noise. could i think of a million things that could go wrong and what people underestimate or underassess is that things could also go right. there's a lot of things going right, and the equity market may well have it right. look, interest rates are very low. now you may argue in hindsight, you know, a year from now that th
beyond the contemplation of anybody who grew up when i grew up sort of secure in the knowledge that the u.s. is going to have to import energy forever, and that may not necessarily be the case. so those are all tailwinds. the big problem is getting the country to receive that bounty and to plan for it and to structure itself in the right way. if you take energy, for example, we really have implemented an energy policy that will be able to take advantage of some of those blessings that have come...
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the u.s. supreme court revisiting section five of the voting rights act february 27th. this is a huge issue affecting americans. >> congressman what do you think? >> state of the union is almost like the old story emperor's clothes. you say how wonderful everything is. >> state of the union is strong. >> the american people realize they need jobs and the most important thing they want this country to come back together again. i hope the president is listening to this show. >> can you see up jobs, tee up one side? >> no. >> they want to hear we're turning back this heavy tax and heavy regulation but the most important the president could come out tonight and say we want to bring this country back together. >> there are districts where that is not what they want to hear. that's the fundamental problem. we went through president bush of deregulation and cutting taxes and that did not create jobs. we have a larger structural problem it's not clear either party really knows how to address and that
the u.s. supreme court revisiting section five of the voting rights act february 27th. this is a huge issue affecting americans. >> congressman what do you think? >> state of the union is almost like the old story emperor's clothes. you say how wonderful everything is. >> state of the union is strong. >> the american people realize they need jobs and the most important thing they want this country to come back together again. i hope the president is listening to this...
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u.s. has a very good handle on the size of the explosion, the size of the payload, but at first glance what u.s. officials are very concerned about are north korea's claims that it testified a miniaturized nuclear weapon. why is that so concerning? that means they're closer to making a missile that they could launch toward the united states. these types of dplier tesnuclea moves them closer to mastering the idea. it was expected, officials tell me, that north korea warned the u.s. and china yesterday that a test was eminent. after the test president obama issued a statement. what he said was north korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs constitute a threat to u.s. national security and to international peace and security. we will strengthen close coordination with allies and partners and work with our six-party partners,united nations security council and other u.n. member states to pursue this. they will be meeting this morning in an emergency session. my source is telling
u.s. has a very good handle on the size of the explosion, the size of the payload, but at first glance what u.s. officials are very concerned about are north korea's claims that it testified a miniaturized nuclear weapon. why is that so concerning? that means they're closer to making a missile that they could launch toward the united states. these types of dplier tesnuclea moves them closer to mastering the idea. it was expected, officials tell me, that north korea warned the u.s. and china...
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the u.s. marshal service arrest warrant released yesterday say the marshals have been tracking this associate's moflt movements. family member of j.y. apparently owns residential property in the big bear mountainous area where crews have been looking for dorner for several days now. near that property his burning pickup truck was found on thursday. also j.y. was spotted in costa mesa, california, on thursday, that's in orange county, very near to where the first murders were committed on sunday of last week. no indication that he has any movement in those killings but it just shows the geographic area that investigators are trying to cover in looking for christopher dorner. as you mentioned, that geographic area expanding into mexico. this arrest document talks about his i.d. being found near the u.s./mexico border, talks about his efforts to steal a boat and telling that boat's owner that he was planning to flee into mexico. that was the information that investigators had on thursday of last
the u.s. marshal service arrest warrant released yesterday say the marshals have been tracking this associate's moflt movements. family member of j.y. apparently owns residential property in the big bear mountainous area where crews have been looking for dorner for several days now. near that property his burning pickup truck was found on thursday. also j.y. was spotted in costa mesa, california, on thursday, that's in orange county, very near to where the first murders were committed on sunday...
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u.s. troops, 34,000 troops, gone from afghanistan, by this time next year, 2014. that, do the math, cuts the force by a little more than half, so you will have 32,000 u.s. troops still in afghanistan into 2014. stay tuned. because we will hit on this a little later, this major troop withdrawal from afghanistan. i want to talk now about tonight, about the state of the union, about gun control. and, yes, ted nugent. >> if barack obama becomes the president in november, again, i will either be dead or in jail by this time next year. >> that man, ted nugent, says he will come to the speech tonight unarmed, not a bad idea, but here you have prominent gun right supporter, how do i say this, known to be a little excitable? you with me. he'll be right there in that regal house chamber for tonight's state of the union. ted nugent will be the guest of steve stockman, house republican. stockman, from texas, says ted nugent's a patriot. here is more of ted nugent, again, speaking last april. >> our pr
u.s. troops, 34,000 troops, gone from afghanistan, by this time next year, 2014. that, do the math, cuts the force by a little more than half, so you will have 32,000 u.s. troops still in afghanistan into 2014. stay tuned. because we will hit on this a little later, this major troop withdrawal from afghanistan. i want to talk now about tonight, about the state of the union, about gun control. and, yes, ted nugent. >> if barack obama becomes the president in november, again, i will either...
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our u.s. government does not know how many contractors are being paid by them right now in afghanistan. host: why? guest: because the records are so poor. we got a pretty good handle on the prime contractors. but since we're dealing with a lot of subs, there's no visibility on the subcontractors. we're sending a letter out to every major contractor and to give us those numbers. that's the pathetic thing. here we are 10 years into the warm and we don't even know who is getting our money. host: how are you able to do your job? guest: with great difficulty. we picked up information, we get the primes, but we have no visibility on the subs. that's a constant problem with the u.s. government in general. in afghanistan we had a policy that we were going to try to get the afghans to do the work. unlike in iraq where was mainly u.s. contractors so you could reach out and touch someone, i had subpoena authority over them and i could get them. whereas here your primes are afghans and the subs are hundre
our u.s. government does not know how many contractors are being paid by them right now in afghanistan. host: why? guest: because the records are so poor. we got a pretty good handle on the prime contractors. but since we're dealing with a lot of subs, there's no visibility on the subcontractors. we're sending a letter out to every major contractor and to give us those numbers. that's the pathetic thing. here we are 10 years into the warm and we don't even know who is getting our money. host:...
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>>gretchen: the u.s. security council will hold that emergency meeting this morning on this nuclear test. i believe it will be a 9 a.m. eastern time. what are they going to do unless they get russia on board and some of these other countries? >>brian: one thing that would get their attention and china's attention is if you get nuclear weapons to south korea and japan. at one point we have to say we have to be able to protect our friends, we're under treaty. that is the only way we can do it. what's unbelievable is tonight at 9:00 there will be a state of the union in which the president will say i'm going to cut our nuclear arsenal by 40%. isn't that good. somebody get vladimir putin on the phone. hope he does the same thing. >>steve: are you saying on the day those crazy people in north korea do another atomic weapons test over there we're going to cut from, right now we have 1,700 atomic weapons of some sort. and the president is obligated by the start treaty to bring it down to, i believe, 1,550 by 201
>>gretchen: the u.s. security council will hold that emergency meeting this morning on this nuclear test. i believe it will be a 9 a.m. eastern time. what are they going to do unless they get russia on board and some of these other countries? >>brian: one thing that would get their attention and china's attention is if you get nuclear weapons to south korea and japan. at one point we have to say we have to be able to protect our friends, we're under treaty. that is the only way we...
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and a cool pad for 1 wh00 u.s. dollars and how they compete when apple has the lead in china is interesting. >> when he says the smartphone market will double in size, there's a lot of question within that how much goes back to apple. >> opposed to other players and some of the domestics there. >> more analysis on tim cook at the san francisco conference coming up. >>> and talking to johnny isakson about the state of the union coming up. >> senator isaacson was rated as the sixth most conservative senator in the senate. we'll talk in about 10 minutes about all the pertinent issues and cost of some issues discussed most likely, state of the union tonight. 10 minutes. that's not ch, you t. except it's 2% every year. go to e-trade and find out how much our advice and guidance costs. spoiler alert: it's low. it's guidance on your terms, not ours. e-trade. less for us. more for you. [ engine turns over ] [ male announcer ] we created the luxury crossover and kept turning the page, writing the next chapter for the rx and
and a cool pad for 1 wh00 u.s. dollars and how they compete when apple has the lead in china is interesting. >> when he says the smartphone market will double in size, there's a lot of question within that how much goes back to apple. >> opposed to other players and some of the domestics there. >> more analysis on tim cook at the san francisco conference coming up. >>> and talking to johnny isakson about the state of the union coming up. >> senator isaacson was...
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president obama called it a threat to u.s. security and international peace. nato said the test, along with a december missile launch, is a flagrant violation of u.n. security sanctions. >>> pope benedict xvi will not intervene in any way in the choice of his successor. his brother says he plans to keep a low profile after he steps down later this month. the vatican had a pacemaker installed before he became pope in 2005. >>> in a surprise move, leaders of the international olympic community have decided to drop wrestling for the 2020 olympics. the move includes both freestyle and greccan roman events. wrestling will now join seven other sports, including softball and squash to apply for a single opening in 2020. any excuse to show that video, i guess. >>> now for a look at what is trending today. quick roundup of what has you talking online. westminster kennel club dog show was the number two google search overnight. best in show will be chosen this evening. performance-enhanced dogs with features like tattooed noses to make
president obama called it a threat to u.s. security and international peace. nato said the test, along with a december missile launch, is a flagrant violation of u.n. security sanctions. >>> pope benedict xvi will not intervene in any way in the choice of his successor. his brother says he plans to keep a low profile after he steps down later this month. the vatican had a pacemaker installed before he became pope in 2005. >>> in a surprise move, leaders of the international...
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here's what he had to say. >> the fiscal outlook which the u.s. army faces in fiscal year '13 is dire, and to my knowledge, unprecedented. in addition to the 170 billion in cuts to the army levied by the budget control act of 2011, the combination of the cometting resolution -- continuing resolution, a shortfall, excuse me, the shortfall in overseas contingency operation funds for afghanistan and the sequester in fiscal year 2013 has resulted in a $7-$18 billion shortfall to the army's operation and maintenance accounts as well as an additional $6 billion cut to other programs. all of this will come in the remaining seven months of this year. the fiscal year '13 fiscal situation will have grave and immediate readiness impacts on all forces not serving in afghanistan or forward in korea. impacts which will have a significant impact well into fiscal year '14 and beyond. just a few of the acts that we will be forced to take are, for example, we'll curtail training for 80% of ground forces. this will impact our units' basic war-fighting skills, introd
here's what he had to say. >> the fiscal outlook which the u.s. army faces in fiscal year '13 is dire, and to my knowledge, unprecedented. in addition to the 170 billion in cuts to the army levied by the budget control act of 2011, the combination of the cometting resolution -- continuing resolution, a shortfall, excuse me, the shortfall in overseas contingency operation funds for afghanistan and the sequester in fiscal year 2013 has resulted in a $7-$18 billion shortfall to the army's...
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that would mean paying the 35% u.s. corporate tax rate. do apple shareholders really want that? well, here's my opinion, take the einhorn option for a special high dividend stock, and with the rest of the money, do an amazon, that is, plow it back into the company to expand. that way shareholders who want income get it, and shareholders who want a dynamic expanding business also get what they want. but be careful, apple, the government wants its piece. at the state of the union speech tonight,...